UAlbany Climate Expert Available to Discuss Strong El Niño Emerging This Year | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (March 26, 2026) — As conditions in the tropical Pacific rapidly shift, strong El Niño conditions are predicted to emerge by this summer. Paul Roundy, professor at the University at Albany’s Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, studies how interactions between the tropical ocean and atmosphere influence global weather, including […]
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Contributes to International Study on Contrail Formation | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (April 14, 2026) — Fangqun Yu, a senior research faculty member at the University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, has been studying the microphysics of contrail formation for more than two decades. Contrails, the thin white streaks often seen trailing behind airplanes, form through a complex process involving the mixing […]
UAlbany Meteorologists Available to Discuss Major Winter Storm Set to Hit U.S. | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 22, 2026) — A major winter storm is expected to bring dangerously low temperatures and heavy snow through the weekend across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the United States, from the southern Plains to the Northeast. The storm is expected to develop on Friday, creating a hazardous mix of heavy snow and […]